Surah 85 of 114
البروج
Al-Buruj · The Mansions of the Stars
22 verses · Revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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85:1
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ ١
Wassama-i thatialburooj
QaraiBy the heaven with its Houses,
Saheeh InternationalBy the sky containing great stars
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85:2
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ ٢
Walyawmi almawAAood
Qaraiby the Promised Day,
Saheeh InternationalAnd [by] the promised Day
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85:3
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ ٣
Washahidin wamashhood
Qaraiby the Witness and the Witnessed:
Saheeh InternationalAnd [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
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85:4
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ ٤
Qutila as-habu alukhdood
Qaraiperish the People of the Ditch!
Saheeh InternationalDestroyed [i.e., cursed] were the companions of the trench
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85:5
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ ٥
Annari thati alwaqood
QaraiThe fire abounding in fuel,
Saheeh International[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
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85:6
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ ٦
Ith hum AAalayha quAAood
Qaraiabove which they sat
Saheeh InternationalWhen they were sitting near it.
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85:7
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ ٧
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bilmu/mineenashuhood
Qaraias they were themselves witnesses to what they did to the faithful.
Saheeh InternationalAnd they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
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85:8
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ ٨
Wama naqamoo minhum illa anyu/minoo billahi alAAazeezi alhameed
QaraiThey were vindictive towards them only because they had faith in Allah, the All-mighty and the All-laudable,
Saheeh InternationalAnd they resented them not except because they believed in Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
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85:9
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ ٩
Allathee lahu mulku assamawatiwal-ardi wallahu AAala kullishay-in shaheed
Qaraito whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is witness to all things.
Saheeh InternationalTo whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, over all things, is Witness.
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85:10
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ ١٠
Inna allatheena fatanoo almu/mineenawalmu/minati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabujahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeq
QaraiIndeed those who persecute the faithful, men and women, and do not repent thereafter, there is the punishment of hell for them and the punishment of burning.
Saheeh InternationalIndeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.
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85:11
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ١١
Inna allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati lahum jannatuntajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalikaalfawzu alkabeer
QaraiIndeed those who have faith and do righteous deeds—for them will be gardens with streams running in them. That is the supreme success.
Saheeh InternationalIndeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
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85:12
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ ١٢
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeed
QaraiIndeed your Lord’s striking is severe.
Saheeh InternationalIndeed, the assault [i.e., vengeance] of your Lord is severe.
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85:13
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ ١٣
Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeed
QaraiIt is indeed He who originates and brings back,
Saheeh InternationalIndeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
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85:14
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ ١٤
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadood
Qaraiand He is the All-forgiving, the All-affectionate,
Saheeh InternationalAnd He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
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85:15
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ ١٥
Thoo alAAarshi almajeed
QaraiLord of the Throne, the All-glorious,
Saheeh InternationalHonorable Owner of the Throne,
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85:16
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ١٦
FaAAAAalun lima yureed
Qaraidoer of what He desires.
Saheeh InternationalEffecter of what He intends.
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85:17
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ ١٧
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunood
QaraiDid you receive the story of the hosts
Saheeh InternationalHas there reached you the story of the soldiers -
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85:18
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ ١٨
FirAAawna wathamood
Qaraiof Pharaoh and Thamud?
Saheeh International[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamūd?
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85:19
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ ١٩
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheeb
QaraiIndeed the faithless dwell in denial,
Saheeh InternationalBut they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
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85:20
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ ٢٠
Wallahu min wara-ihimmuheet
Qaraiand Allah besieges them from all around.
Saheeh InternationalWhile Allāh encompasses them from behind.
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85:21
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ ٢١
Bal huwa qur-anun majeed
QaraiIndeed it is a glorious Quran,
Saheeh InternationalBut this is an honored Qur’ān
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85:22
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ ٢٢
Fee lawhin mahfooth
Qaraiin a preserved tablet.
Saheeh International[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.